November is Model Railroad Month! Come to the Dole Learning Center to see Oak Park’s HO model railroad club action. Visit the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 12:01 p.m. to 5 p.m. at our clubroom in the Lower Level of the Dole Learning Center, 255 Augusta, Oak Park. Free.
Stop by for a look at what’s been built and check out how far members progressed on the Illinois level. Operate engines in one of our classification yards or on the “Kids and Friends” layout.
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As an added attraction, learn how to make scale model trees, bushes, weeds and grass lawns from an expert. A special free demonstration by “The Tree Lady”, Ingrid Drozdak, will occur continuously during the open house.
OPSME models a railroad running from Chicago west to Iowa. When completed it will have three levels of operation. The first level is a staging area with several yards; the second level represents Illinois, including an Oak Park scene; and the top level represents our track through Iowa. The club uses Digital Command Control (DCC)and are also incorporating several updated modeling techniques – computer dispatching control, helices, lightweight materials, lighting effects, and more.
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